Nepali proverb
भुक्ने कुकुरले टोक्दैन
Bhukne kukur le tokdaina.
Barking dog seldom bites.
Nepali proverb
भाङ्ग्राको टोपीमा गुहेँलीको फूल
Bhangra ko topi maa guheli ko ful
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Bhangra ko topi maa guheli ko ful
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भोको पेटले सोच्न सक्दैन
Bhoki pet le sochna sakdaina.
When hungry people can't think straight
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भोजन हैन भोक मिठो
Bhojan haina bhok mitho.
Hunger doesn't judge the taste of food.
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Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
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खाई न पाई छालाको टोपी लाई
Khaayi na paayi chaalaa ko topi laayi.
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पाठकी कन्धनी, भाङ्ग्राको धोती
Pathaki kandhani, bhangra ko dhoti.
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टोपी न सोपी, कपाल केले छोपी
Topi na sopi, kapal ke le chhopi